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gynobase
[ jin-oh-beys, gahy-noh-, jahy- ]
noun
, Botany.
- an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
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Other Words From
- gyno·basic adjective
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Example Sentences
In some Borragineous flowers, such as Houndstongue, the gynobase runs up in the centre between the carpels into a carpophore.
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Gynobase, a depressed receptacle or support of the pistil or carpels, 114.
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